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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army says its troops have surrounded approximately 200 regime soldiers in northern Shan State after the regime's surprise attack.
With junta forces exhausted by fighting across the country, the regime wants a ceasefire with ethnic armed organizations to allow it to focus on resistance groups.